Fjare Sees Big Year For Vacation Visitors
Orvin Fjare Montana state advertising director says 55 190 inquiries about Montana vacations were answered from Jan 1 to Apr 15, up from 48 488 last year. Four color ads ran in Holiday magazine and an article in Better Homes and Gardens praised western Montana attractions boosting expected national attention.
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Montana
Orvin Fjare
State Department
Flare
Holiday Magazine
Virginia City
Glacier National Park
Painted Rock Lake
Bitterroot Mountain
Big Hole Valley
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Peter Lindberg
Flathead Lake
Heating Unit Fires Claim One-Tenth of US Blazes
A health and safety report states that about 10 percent of all fires in the United States originate from heating units. Experts advise proper maintenance and adherence to safety guidelines to reduce these risks.
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United States
Anti-Poverty War anger grows over aid gaps in Washington
Dr. Eugene Carson Blake denounces the antipoverty effort as failing the poor while Rep. Bill Ayers cites payroll waste and inflated salaries in federally funded poverty programs. Observers say reform is needed after a conference riot and disclosures of high paid officials.
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Washington
Eugene Carson Blake
World Council of Churches
United Presbyterian Church of America
Blake
Bill Ayers
Ohio
Ayers
Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Poverty War Administration
Office of Economic Opportunity
War On Poverty
Poor Peoples Conference
Sell's Standard Dominates in Ma and Pa League
The standings show Sell's Standard leading with high team series 2325, supported by Bryan & Co 2277 and Big Timber Cleaners 2275. Individual highlights include Wink Johnson 588 in series and 221 in a game, Dennis Findley 202, Ray Bieber 535, and Jean Sell 508 across events.
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Big Timber Cleaners
Treasure Staters
T & M Market Rue’s Radio & TV
Northern Pacific
Lion’s Club
Bryan & Co
Cole Drug Co
Joan Churchill
Wink Johnson
Dennis Findley
Ray Bieber
Jean Sell
Betty Bieber
Bowling results from Legion league standings and scores
In the Legion league Great Falls teams competed with high scores: Bankers 2922, Oie Motors 2882, Legion 2860 for the high team series. Legion achieved the top team game 1087 with Oie Motors 1005 and Great Falls Beer 1003. Forest Keller led individuals with 569 in series, followed by Leo Ray 561 and Clive Haas 559. Haas also posted the top game 224, with John Jacobs 215 and Dennis Findley 213.
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American Legion
Oie Motors
Lucky Lager Beer
Bankers
Lion’s Club
Legion
Great Falls Beer
Forest Keller
Leo Ray
Clive Haas
John Jacobs
Dennis Findley
Timber League Scores and Highs Segment
Ww Robbins Gust edged T and L Chevrolet 41 19 while Coast to Coast led 1937 high team series with 2911, Coast to Coast tops and Mid Montana Title 2902. City Club Lanes and Sweet Grass Creamery shared high games in the 1018 and 1009 marks, Norris Johnson led with 582 in the series and Art Sell 567, Boots Bruner 537. Art Sell also had the best game at 208 with Forest Keller 204 and Norris Johnson 203.
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Timber League
Robbins & Gust
T & L Chevrolet
Farmers Service
City Club Lanes
Starr Ford
Sweet Grass Creamery
Moose
Montana Enjoying Boom in Boating
Montana’s boating boom grows as the Big Sky state offers abundant waters. William H. Browning of the Montana Chamber of Commerce notes out of state interest, including a California boater impressed by Montana’s numerous boating waters.
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Montana
Helena
Big Sky
William H
Bill” Browning
Montana Chamber of Commerce
National Recreation
California
Browning. A
Montana Boating Riches Spread Across Vast Waters
The piece notes Montana hosts large and varied boating waters from Fort Peck's 382 square miles to a five acre pool near Miles City. It highlights rivers like Missouri and Columbia as historic transport routes and cites Browning’s photos showing boating against Glacier National Park. The Montana Chamber of Commerce lists over 1000 boating waters and the Montana Fish and Game Dept provides fishing and boating regulations.
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Montana
Missouri
Columbia
Fort Peck
Miles City
Cow Country
Browning
Glacier National Park
Mathead
Whitefish
Swan
Tiber
Fresno
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Montana Fish and Game Department
August Worst Month for Motor Vehicle Deaths
The Insurance Information Institute notes August records the highest motor vehicle deaths. In 1964, 4,810 people died in August car crashes, about 4 percent more than October, the next highest month.
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Insurance Information Institute
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Rod Weeder
J. D. Harrow
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J. D. Tractor
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ID Larson
Paul Westervelt
Citizens Agency
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Maverick League
Old Timers
Ben Franklin
Sweet Grass Welding
Moose Hall
Pontiac Motor Divison
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